Abstract
Globally, vector-borne diseases are an increasing public health burden; in the United States, tick-borne diseases have tripled in the last three years. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes the need for resilience to the increasing vector-borne disease burden and has called for increased partnerships and sustained networks to identify and respond to the most pressing challenges that face vector-borne disease management, including increased surveillance. To increase applied research, develop communities of practice, and enhance workforce development, the CDC has created five regional Centers of Excellence in Vector-borne Disease. These Centers are a partnership of public health agencies, vector control groups, academic institutions, and industries. This special issue on tick and tick-borne disease surveillance is a collection of research articles on multiple aspects of surveillance from authors that are affiliated with or funded by the CDC Centers of Excellence. This body of work illustrates a community-based system of research by which participants share common problems and use integrated methodologies to produce outputs and effect outcomes that benefit human, animal and environmental health.
Highlights
Vector-borne diseases are an increasing public health burden
This special issue on tick and tick-borne disease surveillance is a collection of research articles on multiple aspects of surveillance from authors that are affiliated with or funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Centers of Excellence
The second paper that evaluates the science of surveillance [16] demonstrates how data acquired from passive surveillance influence subsequent aspects of targeted intervention, treatment, and public health
Summary
Vector-borne diseases are an increasing public health burden. In the United States, >75%. In addition to the spread and increase of the most common tick-borne diseases, new disease-causing pathogens such as Borrelia miyamotoi, a relapsing fever group of Borrelia [6] and Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (Xu et al, 2018) have been discovered Viral agents such as Powassan virus have shown a rapid increase in human cases [1], and previously undescribed viruses such as Bourbon virus and Heartland virus have been found in rapidly expanding populations of Amblyomma americanum [7]. As part of that response, the CDC created a network of five nationwide Centers of Excellence that provides a focus on workforce development, communities of practice that increase local and state capacities to manage the disease burden and its causes, and applied research into prevention and control [10] To achieve these goals, Centers are a partnership of public health agencies, vector control groups, academic institutions, and industries.
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